Résumé
Selected work
Eight operatic roles in two seasons, across the United States and Europe — from Handel and Purcell to Britten and Jonathan Dove. What follows is a selection: the work that has shaped how I sing, and the artists I have been fortunate to learn from.
Opera
Handel · Britten · Gluck · Dove · Purcell
Concert
Bernstein · Pergolesi · Bach · Scarlatti
Sung in
Italian · German · English · French · Latin
Opera
Roles
Arsamene
Handel, Serse
NEC Undergraduate Opera Studio—Boston, MA
April 2026
Refugee
Jonathan Dove, Flight
NEC Opera Department—Boston, MA
November 2025
Polinesso
Handel, Ariodante
Barock Vokal Akademie—Mainz, Germany
August 2025
Tolomeo
Handel, Giulio Cesare in Egitto
Vienna Summer Music Festival—Vienna, Austria
July 2025
Spirit
Purcell, Dido & Aeneas
NEC Undergraduate Opera Studio—Boston, MA
March 2025
Orfeo
Gluck, Orfeo ed Euridice
Mari Kurita Bel Canto Institute—Boston, MA
January 2025
Oberon
Britten, A Midsummer Night's Dream
NEC Undergraduate Opera Studio—Boston, MA
November 2024
Bradamante
Handel, Alcina
Saluzzo Opera Academy—Saluzzo, Cuneo, Italy
July 2024
Concert & Recital
Selected appearances
Soloist
Pergolesi: Stabat Mater
St John the Baptist Church · London, England
March 2025
Bernstein: Chichester Psalms
Brown Hall · Boston, MA
May 2024
Recital
Scarlatti & Friends
Roter Saal, Hochschule für Musik · Mainz, Germany
August 2025
Bach & Familie
St. Bonifaz · Mainz, Germany
July 2025
Song and Verse
Burnes Hall · Boston, MA
March 2025
SOA Concerts & Arienabend
Verdi Hall & Toselli Hall · Saluzzo, Italy
July 2024
Megalith
Burnes Hall · Boston, MA
February 2024
NEC Showcase Series
Williams Hall · Boston, MA
2023 – 2025
Honours
Awards
First Prize
Rocky Mountain Voice Competition
Toronto, Canada · July 2022
First Prize, Group A
Bach International Music Competition
June 2022
Study & Collaboration
Artists
Voice
Bradley Williams · Ian Howell
Private voice teacher · Mentor
Conductors
- Dominic Wheeler
- Paul Goodwin
- Alessandro De Marchi
- Hugh Wolff
- Gotthold Schwarz
- Erica Washburn
- Christian Schulz
- Felix Koch
- Robert Tweten
Directors
- Joshua Major
- Pamela Recinella
- Steven Goldstein
- Michael Meraw
- Mari Minetti
- Elisabeth Scholl
Coaches
- Cameron Stowe
- Tanya Blaich
- Justin Williams
- Pantelis Polychronidis
- Markus Stein
- Daniele Boccaccio
- Nobuko Amemiya
- Joel Ayau
- Jiyung Lee
Masterclasses
- Andreas Scholl
- Eric Halfvarson
- Hanno Brachmann
- Deborah York
- Nicholas Tamagna
- Ray Chenez
A complete résumé, repertoire list, and press materials are available on request.
baian.chen2023@gmail.com